Part 1, Chapter 52 Summary

Quixote pledges to rescue the girl and restore her to Eugenio, since he is so moved by the story. The goatherd insults Quixote's sanity, and they scuffle. They stop at the sound of an oncoming trumpet, and a procession passes on their way to pray for rain. Quixote mistakes an effigy they carry for a woman imprisoned against her will, and he attacks the disciplinants. One of them strikes him, and the Don is once again down on the ground. The rest of the party rushes to his aid, and though at first they think Quixote might be dead, he is roused out of his stupor by the mournful voice of Sancho. The procession goes on its way, and Quixote is again confined to the oxcart. The canon also leaves, and the rest of the ragged party resumes the journey toward...